Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager (S1268

About The Wellness Pet Company

The Wellness Pet Company crafts and produces premium natural pet food, treats, and dental chews. We believe that natural, premium nutrition focused on proven health outcomes is the foundation of creating mutual well-being for pets and their families. As a community of people, Wellies are positively obsessed about how to win for pets and their parents. We believe in the difference we make every single day, and we know that when we work collaboratively, Wellies are unstoppable -- Not only in providing the best nutrition to pets, but in building a better tomorrow for pets, their parents, and the world.

The Wellness Pet Company crafts and produces premium natural pet food, treats, and dental chews. We believe that natural, premium nutrition focused on proven health outcomes is the foundation of creating mutual well-being for pets and their families. As a community of people, Wellies are positively obsessed about how to win for pets and their parents. We believe in the difference we make every single day, and we know that when we work collaboratively, Wellies are unstoppable -- Not only in providing the best nutrition to pets, but in building a better tomorrow for pets, their parents, and the world.

This position will lead Food Safety and Quality programs at the Wellness Pet manufacturing facility in South Saint Paul, Minnesota. This includes leading management and oversight of FSMA compliance, GFSI standard maintenance, and execution of site quality systems to ensure compliance with Wellness Pet – Wellness corporate Quality Assurance / Food Safety requirements and other related initiatives.

• Ensure that the business is advised and complies with FDA Food Safety Modernization requirements.
• Lead integration of the current quality assurance and food safety processes into one integrated process that ties to business objectives. This includes FSMA BRCGS Certification, regulatory audits, quality systems review process (QSR), standard operating procedures (SOPs), incoming ingredient inspections, product scoring, food safety audits, field complaints, calibration and preventive maintenance programs, and standardized work instructions.
• Develop and execute plans to maintain BRCGS certification at the facility and to meet all Wellness Pet Corporation requirements related to quality and food safety programs. This includes scheduling and leading on-site audits, the development of Pre-requisite Programs to support regulatory requirements; including but not limited to Management Commitment, Document Control and Records, Specifications, Attaining Food Safety, Verification, Product Identification Trace and Recall, Incident Management, Food Safety Fundamentals - Building and Equipment Design and Construction, and Food Safety Fundamentals.
• Oversee plant compliance, interactions, and relationships with the FDA, APHIS Site appointed Certification Body, and consultants.
• Manage finished product evaluation system and provide leadership to drive improvements in key customer/consumer Quality attributes, across global production.
• Train team members and maintain all training records on critical food safety and quality requirements. Document and maintain a training registry for all employees at the facility.
• Oversee monitoring, verification, and validation activities to ensure that all products leaving the facility meet the facility's Food Safety and Quality Plans.
• Provide guidance and leadership in situations where deviations have occurred, or a potential risk has been identified related to food safety and/or quality attributes by assuring root causes are addressed through a corrective and preventive action process.
• Manage and provide leadership in implementing an effective and efficient documented corrective action program.
• Manage/ Oversee pest control program and microbiological testing to assure compliance with regulatory, Wellness Pet Corporation Quality and Customer standards.
• Reassess Quality and Safety Food plan(s) throughout the change management process which is required whenever there is a change to program, process,…